21KIK – is a Canadian messenger, which was created in 2009. A group of young boys from the University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) has decided to move away from the traditional applications for computers and focus on the smartphone owners. Chinese messenger WeChat served as an example for them, as in 2009 it could be…
21Wiper was released on April 4, 2014, by Wiper Inc. The following investors supported the project: Manlio Carrelli, Alex Hoffman, and Michael Choupak. Google Play Market shows that the number of downloads for this app is from 10 to 50 M. The App Store does not provide any data on this. Wiper review. Major functions:…
19GetGems: Waving from Israel GetGems is a free messaging app for Android and iOS. The messenger’s main goal is to let its clients enjoy simple, free, secure and profitable messaging. Profitability is the feature of GetGems. The messenger sets itself up as the first mobile application that pays its clients. GetGems allows using a widespread cryptocurrency bitcoin as well…
18HipChat is a messenger for top-ranking specialists More and more issues these days are solved by virtue of teamwork. To attain a successful project’s course, pros of various skills need to communicate and interact effectively. Guided by this, a team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduates created HipChat in 2010. And in 2012 the promising company…
17New version of the Russian Telegram app for iOS and Android Russian Telegram messenger app has released new updates for its versions on Android and iOS. Two new features have been added: viewing and listening to media files without leaving the app and a search in chats. SoundCloud, Vimeo, and Youtube are the services whose media…
16Skype Android update Skype’s recently released Android update is packed with several exciting functions. Despite some ambiguity, they are too big of a deal to be ignored. Firstly, signing back in has finally been made easier. You know how we have to sign in and out of Skype several times a day for various reasons? We’ve…
16The new version of Pushbullet on Android The new version of Pushbullet messenger run on Android devices has introduced a new feature – the ability to synchronize all chat threads between a user’s devices, so he/she now can see the whole correspondence on the app’s version for PC, Web version and on their smartphone/tablet. This…
16Threema released an Android update Threema, the secure Swiss messaging app, has released an update for its Android version. Now the app’s number of functions is much bigger: users can share files of almost any type, provided that they are up to 20 MB in size. The supported file types include animated GIFs, MS Office…
14When Kik upgraded last time, it was about fighting spam and improving the functionality for working with videos. The new updates are about letting users save images and videos directly from the app’s chat windows. Images and video can be downloaded from Kik’s chat window It’s that simple and predictable: by tapping an image and holding…
12GetSocial and Frankly announce partnership Social gaming platform GetSocial and messenger Frankly have made an announcement on the beginning of a partnership. Their final aim is to integrate Frankly’s set of development tools with that of GetSocial’s to benefit mobile game developers. Two companies, from North America and Europe, are planning to help gaming companies…